diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/status/status.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/status/status.go
index 618fa7c4d..b94f94b0b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/status/status.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/status/status.go
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ func statusRun(opts *StatusOptions) error {
 	}
 
 	if failed {
-		// TODO unsure about this; want non-zero exit but don't need to print anything more. Is the
-		// non-zero exit worth it? Should we tweak error handling to not print "" errors?
-		return errors.New("")
+		return cmdutil.SilentError
 	}
 
 	return nil